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and glabrous: lowest leaves subreniform-orbicular, 1} inches 
broad and of the same length, the broad rounded lobes showing 
a V-shaped sinus, the later ones on much longer petioles, only 
slightly larger, more inclining to the cordate in outline and 
somewhat cucullate, the margins of all beautifully crenate, and 
all obtuse; sepals triangular-lanceolate, acutish; corolla rather 
more than ? inch broad, deep-blue or violet; lateral petals rather 
scantily bearded. 
This exists with me only in a sheet of fine specimens from 
the “ Banks of north Pine Creek,” eastern Oregon, collected by 
Mr. Cusick, 30 May, 1898, and sent under the very erroneous 
name of V. Howellii, It seems related to V. cucullata, cognata 
and Austing, but has peculiarly rounded and crenated foliage, 
and, I dare say it does not inhabit swampy or boggy places, as 
do all of those named. 
V. SUBJUNCTA. Tufted leaves and peduncles 3 to 5 inches 
high, from what seems like the branched crown of a taproot 
rather than a rootstock: herbage not fleshy, wholly glabrous: 
lowest leaves subcordate-reniform, an inch broad or less, the 
later and larger ones broadly cordate-ovate, cucullate, all lightly 
and subserrately crenate : peduncles slightly exceeding the leaves, 
not very slender, minutely bibracteolate at about the middle: 
sepals oblong-lanceolate, obtusish: petals narrowly obvate- 
spatulate, obtuse or retuse, the odd one obviously shorter than 
the others, the laterals with apparently a dense though small 
tuft of hairs, the whole corolla about an inch broad. 
The excellent sheet of flowering specimens constituting the 
type of this very noteworthy species was sent me some four 
year since, for identification, by Mr. Piper, from along Rock 
Creek, Whitman Co., Washington. I took it, at the time, for an 
uncommonly large-flowered and showy state of V. cognata. The 
leaves and flowers, though too large, otherwise seem to indicate 
that species; but I had, until now, completely overlooked the 
peculiarities of the underground portion of the plant; where I 
now plainly see a fleshy root surmounted by a branched crown; 
